Goal gives you the complete look at Manchester City's full fixtures least for the upcoming season, including all pre-season and Premier League games

Defending Premier League champions Manchester City will be looking to retain their title this season and they prepared with a number of clashes against high quality opposition..

Just five days after the end of the World Cup, City kicked off their pre-season tour in the United States, taking part in the International Champions Cup alongside the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool.

Goal brings you your complete guide to City's 2018 pre-season tour as well as their complete 2018-19 Premier League schedule with dates, venues and all you need to know about the preparations.

Pep Guardiola's side joined a host of other European clubs in participating in the International Champions Cup (ICC) this summer.

A Mario Gotze goal saw them lose their opening game against Borussia Dortmund 1-0, with Liverpool coming from behind to take a 2-1 win in New York.

City pulled off a comeback of their own against German giants Bayern Munich, storming back from two goals down to take a 3-2 win.

The Community Shield was last up, pitting the Premier League champions against FA Cup winners Chelsea, with City ultimately coming out on top with a 2-0 victory.

Man City 2018-19 squad numbers

Squad number

Position

Player

1

GK

Claudio Bravo

2

DF

Kyle Walker

3

DF

Danilo

4

DF

Vincent Kompany

5

DF

John Stones

7

FW

Raheem Sterling

8

MF

Ilkay Gundogan

10

FW

Sergio Aguero

14

DF

Aymeric Lapote

15

DF

Eliaquim Mangala

17

MF

Kevin De Bruyne

18

DF

Fabian Delph

19

FW

Leroy Sane

20

MF

Bernardo Silva

21

MF

David Silva

22

DF

Benjamin Mendy

25

MF

Fernandinho

26

MF

Riyad Mahrez

27

FW

Patrick Roberts

28

DF

Jason Denayer

30

DF

Nicolas Otamendi

31

GK

Ederson

32

GK

Daniel Grimshaw

33

FW

Gabriel Jesus

35

MF

Oleksandr Zinchenko

47

MF

Phil Foden

55

MF

Brahim Diaz

81

MF

Claudio Gomes

-

FW

Daniel Arzani

Man City's 2018-19 transfer activity

Manchester City completed a club-record move for Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez for £60 million ($77m) after expressing interest in signing the forward previously in the January transfer window.

Guardiola is expected to make more signings before the end of the transfer window on August 9, and released former Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure from the club after eight years at the Etihad.

Transfer activity in

Position

Player

Transferred from

Fee

Date

MF

Riyad Mahrez

Leicester

£60m

July 10

MF

Claudio Gomes

PSG

Free

July 25

FW

Daniel Arzani

Melbourne City

Undisc.

August 9

Transfer activity out

Position

Player

Transferred to

Fee

Date

DF

Angelino

PSV

£5m

June 15

DF

Yaya Toure

Released

N/A

July 1

DF

Pablo Maffeo

VfB Stuttgart

£9m

July 1

MF

Manu Garcia

Toulouse

Loan

July 7

MF

Aleix Garcia

Girona

Loan

July 9

GK

Angus Gunn

Southampton

£13.5m

July 10

GK

Joe Hart

Burnley

£3.5m

August 7

Man City 2018-19 Premier League fixtures

The Premier League fixtures were officially released on June 14 and Guardiola's men will begin the defence of their title with a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Unai Emery's Arsenal.

City then host Huddersfield Town at the Etihad Stadium the following week, before travelling to Molinieux to face newly promoted Wolves. Home games against Newcastle United and Fulham - another promoted team - complete their opening five matches.

The first Manchester derby of the campaign against rivals United will be played at the Etihad on November 10, with the corresponding fixture taking place at Old Trafford on March 16, 2019.